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Langley Airmen urged to prepare for force management programs
January 15, 2014
In December 2013, the U.S. Air Force announced plans to implement force management programs in order to reduce its force by up to 25,000 Airmen over the next five years to meet budget reduction requirements. The enlisted retention program is one of several expanded force management programs that will be implemented, as well as enlisted quality force review boards, officer force shaping board, enhanced selective early retirement boards, a reduction in force board, and officer and enlisted voluntary separation pay incentives for Airmen in non-critical, overage specialties. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Teresa Aber/Released)
Sexual assault reports drop at service academies
January 14, 2014
IMT welcomes new command sergeant major
January 14, 2014
From left, U.S. Army Sgt. Maj. John Calpena, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command Initial Military Training command sergeant major, passes the sword to Sgt. Maj. Dennis Woods, incoming IMT command sergeant major, at a change of responsibility ceremony inside Wylie Theater at Fort Eustis, Va., Jan. 10, 2014. The passing of the sword signifies the transition of changing the senior enlisted advisor of the command. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ciara Wymbs/Released)
Eustis hosts MLK memorial ceremony
January 14, 2014
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. LaWarren Patterson, U.S. Army Signal Center of Excellence commander, speaks during a Martin Luther King Jr. memorial event at Fort Eustis, Va., Jan. 10, 2014. Patterson connected Army values to King’s message of non-violence, personal responsibility and freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Austin Harvill/Released)
Warrior Transition Command restructuring as numbers fall
January 14, 2014
The Warrior Transition Command's mission is to develop, coordinate and integrate the Army's Warrior Care and Transition Program for wounded, ill or injured Soldiers, veterans, and their families or caregivers, to promote success in the force or civilian life. One of the events the command supports is the Warrior Games competition. Pictured here, retired Spc. Luis Puertas, a native of Orlando, Fla., celebrates as he crosses the finish line first after completing the Men's 1500 meter (above the knee single and double amputee) race at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., May 14, 2013, during the 2013 Warrior Games. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Brent Powell/Released)
New SecAF to Airmen: With change comes opportunity
January 14, 2014
Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James talks to a gathering of uniformed and civilian Airmen during her first town hall meeting as the Air Force's senior most civilian leader Jan. 9, 2014, in the Pentagon auditorium, Washington, D.C. President Barack Obama nominated James to be the top Air Force civilian in August 2013 and she was sworn in as the 23rd Secretary of the Air Force on Dec. 20, 2013. (U.S. Air Force photo/Jim Varhegyi)
CMSAF discusses force management with Langley Airmen
January 10, 2014
Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James A. Cody shakes the hands of Airmen of the 1st Operations Squadron during his tour of Langley Air Force Base, Va., Jan. 7, 2014. Cody visited multiple wings and discussed force management issues, budget concerns and the future of the enlisted force with Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Areca T. Wilson/Released)
Army rebalancing to Pacific, seeking other alignments
January 9, 2014
Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. Ray Odierno speaks during a question and answer session at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., Jan. 7, 2013. (U.S. Army photo by Lisa Ferdinando)
SECAF to host town hall meeting
January 9, 2014
FSS Airman receives STEP promotion
January 7, 2014
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Darlene Rust, 633rd Force Support Squadron noncommissioned officer in charge of personnel assistance, was promoted to the rank of technical sergeant through the Stripes for Exceptional Performers program at Langley Air Force Base, Va., Dec. 20, 2013. The STEP program is designed to promote NCOs who demonstrate outstanding performance. Rust’s son Ethan and husband, Tech. Sgt. Nathan Rust, 633rd Logistics Readiness Squadron air terminal supervisor, were in attendance to show their support. Darlene hails from Dededo, Guam, and Nathan’s hometown is Kenneth, Minn. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Areca T. Wilson/Released)